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Where does “pronominally” come from?

pronominally (English) comes from English pronominal, from Latin pronominalis, from Latin prōnōmen, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

pronominally (English): In a pronominal manner; as a pronoun

Definitions

  1. In a pronominal manner; as a pronoun

Ancestry of “pronominally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpronominalOf, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as...
2Latinpronominalis—
3Latinprōnōmen—
4Latinnōmen—
5Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →